Vern LeFevers
Vern LeFevers in Bud Blevins 1953 Dodge #NINE "Little Egypt" at
Glen Este Speedway.
Photo by Robert A. Matheny Jr
Vern LeFevers receives a handshake from flagman Handy Haynes
after a figure 8 feature win at Glen Este Speedway in 1967.
Photo by Robert A. Matheny Jr
Vern LeFevers after a 1967 Glen Este Speedway feature win.
Photo by Robert A. Matheny Jr
(Left to Right) Wilce LeFevers, Greg LeFevers, and Vern LeFevers
after a 1968 Glen Este Speedway hobby stock feature win.
Photo by Robert A. Matheny Jr
Vern LeFevers #90 receives a handshake from Jim Burgess after a
feature win at Glen Este Speedway in 1968.
Photo by Robert A. Matheny Jr
Vern LeFevers in Elmer Baker's #11 at Glen Este Speedway in 1968.
Photo by Robert A. Matheny Jr
Vern LeFevers in his brother Wilce's 1965 Ford Convertable at
Glen Este Speedway in 1968.
Photo sent by John Holmes
Vern LeFevers in the Bill Osborn #33 at Tri County Speedway in 1968.
Photo by Robert A. Matheny Jr
Vern LeFevers in the Bill Osborn and Jim Harris #01 at
Glen Este Speedway in 1969.
Photo by Robert A. Matheny Jr
Vern LeFevers in the Bill Osborn and Jim Harris #01 at
Kentucky International Raceway in 1969.
Photo by Robert A. Matheny Jr
Vern LeFevers in Wilce LeFevers #90 Figure 8 car in 1970.
Photo by Robert A. Matheny Jr
Vern LeFevers in the Bill Osborn and Jim Harris #01 in 1970.
Left to Right) Gene Petro,Vern LeFevers, and Floyd Gilbert at
Whitewater Valley Speedway in 1971.
Vern LeFevers takes the feature win and would be the track champion
at Whitewater Valley Speedway in 1971.
Vern LeFevers takes the feature win at
Whitewater Valley Speedway in 1972.
Vern LeFevers at Brown County Speedway 1972.
Vern LeFevers rides the rail in the Bill Osborn #33 Chevelle at
Whitewater Valley Speedway 1973.
Vern LeFevers rides the rail in the Bill Osborn #33 Chevelle at
Whitewater Valley Speedway 1973.
Vern LeFevers and trophy girl Lollie Stemler after a feature win at
Whitewater Valley Speedway 1973.
Vern LeFevers in Wilce LeFevers #90 at
Brown County Speedway 1974.
Vern LeFevers in Bill Osborn's  #44 at Brown County Speedway 1974.
Vern LeFevers in Bill Osborn's  #44 at
Northern Kentucky Speedway 1974.
Photo sent by Benny Allen
Vern LeFevers with his number one fan in 1975 at
Brown County Speedway.
Vern LeFevers after a 1975 Northern Kentucky Speedway win.
Photo sent by Benny Allen
Vern LeFevers and crew after a 1975 Northern Kentucky Speedway
feature win.
Vern LeFevers at Brown County Speedway in 1976.
Vern LeFevers in the Arlo Wilson #11 Chevelle at
Northern Kentucky Speedway in 1977.
Vern LeFevers in the Arlo Wilson #11 Camaro at Eldora Speedway in
1978. Vern would go on to win the
1978 Eldora Speedway Track Championship.
Vern LeFevers in the Arlo Wilson #11 Camaro at
Eldora Speedway in 1978.
Arlo Wilson (Left) and Vern LeFevers after a 1978 Northern
Kentucky feature win.
Vern LeFevers #11 after a 1978 Northern Kentucky feature win.
Vern LeFevers in the Arlo Wilson #11 Chevelle at Northern Kentucky
Speedway in 1978.
Vern LeFevers in the Arlo Wilson #11 Chevelle after a feature win at
Northern Kentucky Speedway in 1978.
Vern LeFevers in the Arlo Wilson #11 Camaro at
Northern Kentucky Speedway in 1978.
Vern LeFevers in the Arlo Wilson #11 Camaro
at Dayton Speedway in 1979.
They ran this car on asphalt at Dayton and New Breman.
Vern ran 3 times at Dayton winning all 3 heats he raced there.
He ran 2nd in all 3 features to Buster Blakford.
Vern LeFevers in the Earl Rogers #22 "Little Iron" Camaro after a
feature win at Northern Kentucky Speedway in 1980.
Vern LeFevers in the Earl Rogers #22 at
Northern Kentucky Speedway in 1981.
Vern LeFevers in the Earl Rogers #22 at
Northern Kentucky Speedway in 1981.
Vern LeFevers in the Jim Dietz #88 at
Lawrenceburg Speedway in 1981.
Vern LeFevers in Jack Lusby's #M2 and Mike Duvall #F1 line up
for the 1982 World 100.
Jack Lusby built this car himself and it was the only
homemade chassis to make the World in 1982.
Jack asked another driver to drive it at the World.
The driver told Jack "it's not good enough to take
to Eldora". That driver sat in the stands and watched Vern LeFevers
start the tail of a heat and make the 1982 World 100.
Duvall would go on to win. Vern ran 9th.
They didn't have the money to buy tires after they made it.
When he came in the rear tires were bald.
They loaded the car and as soon as they did......
The right rear tire blew.
Vern LeFevers in the Morgan Chandler wedge #28 at Florence
Speedway in 1983. They called this car "Thumper". It was a Howe
Chassis that Chuck McWilliams drove the year before. That winter
they took it apart and made it a wedge. I'll never forget Morgan had a
hanging scale in the barn and every part that went on that car was
weighed and lightened.
(Left to Right) Ronnie Kilgore, Vern LeFevers, Morgan Chandler,
Cecil Snell, and Mike Roland
after a 1983 Florence Speedway feature win.
Vern LeFevers in the Morgan Chandler wedge #28 at
Florence Speedway in 1983.
Photo sent by Benny Allen
Vern LeFevers at Florence Speedway in 1984.
Photo sent by Jim Snell
Vern LeFevers in the Morgan Chandler #28 lined up for the World 100
in 1984. This was the same Howe Chassis Wedge called "Thumper". It
was  the only Howe Chassis in the field that year.
Vern LeFevers in the Morgan Chandler #28 at
Florence Speedway in 1985.
This was a Tri County Chassis by Bill Spiegal.
Vern LeFevers in deep thought at Florence Speedway in late 1985.
Vern LeFevers in Roy Cruise #c5 at Florence Speedway in 1986.
Vern LeFevers #c5 races with Bubby James #44 at Florence Speedway
in 1987.
Vern LeFevers #c5 at Florence Speedway in 1987.
Vern LeFevers in the Jack Lusby #24 Florence Speedway in 1987.
Photo by Alan Fox
Vern LeFevers in the Jack Lusby #54 at Eldora Speedway's World 100
in 1988. Vern started 19th in the heat and was passing for 3rd on lap 10
of the 20 lap heat. As he put it on the top shelf to pass for 3rd he was
pinched into the wall and his day ended. This was a cantilever car. It is
one of the fastest cars I ever saw at Eldora. It also had a crank
that was cracked pulled out of a junk pile and repaired.
Don Hobbs drove this car to a Kentucky Classic win.
Vern LeFevers in Jack Lusby's #11 and Russ Petro #0 race in a Union
County Speedway feature in 1990. Vern would go on to win this feature
followed by Russ Petro, and John Lawhorn.
Vern LeFevers in Jack Lusby's #22 in 1991. This car would go on to
win the 1991 Fleming County Speedway Championship.
Vern LeFevers in Jack Lusby's #22 at Union County Speedway in
1991.
Jack Lusby's #22 rolls into Fleming County Speedway
on the back of Ol' Besty in 1992.
I can remember Besty as far back as in mid to late 70's.
Vern LeFevers #75 on the banks of the Ohio River in 1995.
Vern LeFevers in the Sam Gilbert #34 at Fleming County Speedway in
1996.  This was the first night Vern drove the car. He quickly  jumped to
the lead in the Dash, Heat and Feature only to have the car quit all
three times. Sam had cleaned the fuel cell that winter. Later after
cleaning the cell he noticed his watch crystal was missing. They found
the watch crystal in the fuel cell. They would go on to win many features
in this Swartz Leaf car.
Vern LeFevers in the Sam Gilbert #34 at Fleming County Speedway in
1996.  This was of my favorite cars Vern drove.
Vern LeFevers in the Sam Gilbert and Owen Stephens Jr #34 after a
feature win at Mudlick Valley Raceway in 2000.
Cockpit view of the famed Sam Gilbert #34.
Vern LeFevers in the Sam Gilbert and Owen Stephens Jr #34 after a
feature win at Mudlick Valley Raceway in 2000.
Vern LeFevers in the Sam Gilbert and Owen Stephens Jr #34 after a
feature win at Mudlick Valley Raceway in 2000.
Vern LeFevers in the Owen Stephens #34 at Florence Speedway in 2002
Vern LeFevers in the Owen Stephens #34 at Florence Speedway in 2002
Vern LeFevers in the Owen Stephens #34 at Florence Speedway in 2002.
Photo by Roger Warrick.
Vern LeFevers in the Jr. Stephens #34 at the 2002 DTWC